The Half of Nutrition Macros Miss: Fiber and Micronutrients
Protein, carbs and fat say nothing about fiber or micronutrients. What they do, which foods carry them, and how to cover them without making eating a chore.
Garrett Wilson7 min read
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- Oct 29, 2026
Reverse Dieting: What the Term Describes and Who Needs It
Reverse dieting means adding calories back slowly after a cut. What the term covers, where the evidence is thin, and why most lifters do better at maintenance.
Garrett Wilson7 min read
Cut, Maintain, Bulk: How Long Each Phase Should Run
How to pick the phase you are in, how long to stay there, and why maintenance deserves more time than most lifters give it.
Garrett Wilson6 min read
One Log, Four Modules: How MuscleBuddy Connects What You Track
A weigh-in moves your calories. A run of bad recovery eases your training week. A declared condition changes your sessions. A map of what feeds what inside MuscleBuddy, and the reason each change carries.
Garrett Wilson3 min read
TDEE and Your Calorie Target: Turning an Estimate Into a Number You Trust
Each calorie calculator gives a different number. What TDEE is made of, why the estimates disagree, and how to turn one into a target you correct from data.
Garrett Wilson6 min read
Your Calorie Target Is a Guess: Correct It With Your Weigh-In Trend
A TDEE formula is a starting guess. Use your rolling weigh-in trend, not any single morning on the scale, to correct your calories until they do what you need.
Garrett Wilson4 min read
How Much Protein Do You Need to Build Muscle?
How much protein builds muscle, where extra stops helping, and how to spread it across the day without obsessing over timing.
Garrett Wilson4 min read
How to Calculate Your Macros for Muscle Gain (Without Overthinking It)
How to set protein, carbs, and fat for lean muscle gain: how big a surplus to run and when to adjust it based on the scale.
Garrett Wilson3 min read